Islam in English LiteratureCaravan Books, 1977 - 275 pages |
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... death of Muḥammad . One of the earliest is the repulsive story that Muḥammad , having fallen down while intoxicated , or in an epileptic fit brought on by intoxication , was eaten by a herd of swine . With this story Lydgate terminates ...
... death of Muḥammad . One of the earliest is the repulsive story that Muḥammad , having fallen down while intoxicated , or in an epileptic fit brought on by intoxication , was eaten by a herd of swine . With this story Lydgate terminates ...
Page 137
... death . Almira is poisoned and Aphendina kills herself . Solan rescues Osman and imprisons Orasmin , but the Sultan , unwilling to survive Aphendina , commits suicide . There are frequent oaths " by holy Mahomet , " " by our prophet ...
... death . Almira is poisoned and Aphendina kills herself . Solan rescues Osman and imprisons Orasmin , but the Sultan , unwilling to survive Aphendina , commits suicide . There are frequent oaths " by holy Mahomet , " " by our prophet ...
Page 142
... death of Byron at Missolonghi ( 1824 ) cast a romantic light . The massacre of the Janissaries in 1826 mark- ed the passing away of the old regime ; and Turkish reforms of many sorts culminated in the decree of 1839 proclaiming the ...
... death of Byron at Missolonghi ( 1824 ) cast a romantic light . The massacre of the Janissaries in 1826 mark- ed the passing away of the old regime ; and Turkish reforms of many sorts culminated in the decree of 1839 proclaiming the ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 20 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 58 |
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